Tagliamonte Sali A. (University Of Toronto)
Tagliamonte Sali A. (University Of Toronto) - Teen Talk The Language Of Adolescents - Paperback
Tagliamonte Sali A. (University Of Toronto) - Teen Talk The Language Of Adolescents - Paperback
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Description: How do today's teenagers talk? What are the distinguishing features of their style of language and what do they tell us about the English language more generally? Drawing on a huge corpus of examples collected over a fifteen - year period Sali A. Tagliamonte undertakes a detailed study of adolescents language and argues that it acts as a 'bellwether for the future of the English language. Teenagers are often accused of 'lowering the standards of the English language by the way they talk and text. From spoken words - 'like' 'so' 'just' and 'stuff - to abbreviated expressions used online this fascinating book puts young people's language under the microscope examining and demystifying the origins of new words and tracking how they vary according to gender geographical location and social circumstances. Highly topical and full of new insights the book is essential reading for anyone interested in how teenagers talk.
Title: Teen Talk The Language Of Adolescents
Author(s): Tagliamonte Sali A. (University Of Toronto)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781107676176
Pages: 310 Pages, 53 Tables, Black And White; 17 Halftones, Unspecified; 60 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 6/6/2016
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
Description: How do today's teenagers talk? What are the distinguishing features of their style of language and what do they tell us about the English language more generally? Drawing on a huge corpus of examples collected over a fifteen - year period Sali A. Tagliamonte undertakes a detailed study of adolescents language and argues that it acts as a 'bellwether for the future of the English language. Teenagers are often accused of 'lowering the standards of the English language by the way they talk and text. From spoken words - 'like' 'so' 'just' and 'stuff - to abbreviated expressions used online this fascinating book puts young people's language under the microscope examining and demystifying the origins of new words and tracking how they vary according to gender geographical location and social circumstances. Highly topical and full of new insights the book is essential reading for anyone interested in how teenagers talk.
Title: Teen Talk The Language Of Adolescents
Author(s): Tagliamonte Sali A. (University Of Toronto)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781107676176
Pages: 310 Pages, 53 Tables, Black And White; 17 Halftones, Unspecified; 60 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 6/6/2016
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
